Published by Derek Moore on 03 Jun 2007
DRM-free music embeds your name?! OMG!! It’s the end of the world!!
FYI, iTunes has recently announced that EMI’s entire catalog is available for download in a DRM-free version. Now, comes word that the DRM-free songs have your personal info (name and email address) buried in them, to discourage people from sharing them on P2P networks.
What’s funny, however, is how up-in-arms people are getting. I absolutely dispise DRM, which is why I still buy used CD’s and rip them to MP3. However, this seems like a fair comprimise. You agree to not distribute it, we give it to you unencumbered.
I could say more, but this guy has said it all.